The health centre in Kibaha at Mpakani Area, around 30km from Dar es Salaam City (Tanzania) provides basic health services to under privileged people.

The Centre was set up in the rural community due to following main reasons:

• lack of quality and accessible health facilities. (Most health centres are located in urban areas)
• Inability of the community to afford private health care

One of the challenges faced was the absence of an ambulance, presence of which is central to any health facility running 24hours. Furthermore, rules and regulations of the Ministry of Health state that any health facility running 24hours should own an ambulance. Also, the centre is located in a rural community where there is no easy access for public transport, especially during night time, making access to an ambulance even more crucial.

In light of the above, BCT recently provided an ambulance to the Health Centre, to enable a smooth running of the operation.

About the Health Centre

The MEDEWELL Health Center, open 24 hours, offers the following services:

Fulltime Services

OPD:

• General Clinic
• Eye clinic,
• Providing Spectacles
• Emergency and Casualty

• Laboratory services 
  • diagnosis offered include Full Blood Picture (FBP)(HB) HEMOGLOBIN, Urine Routine, Urine Analysis, Pregnancy Test, Blood Group,(VDRL), Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV/AIDS, RPR, Blood Sugar, Stool Routine, Blood Urea, Serum Creatinine, and Blood Cholesterol.

Part time services

• Ultrasound services on part-time basis every Wednesday,

Specialist services.

There are plans to start a gynecology clinic in the near future on a part time basis.

Maternal child Health (MCH)

MCH services started in May 2009 where the services include vaccination, Voluntary Counseling and Testing for HIV/AIDS, Ante Natal, and Maternal Child Health Care.

Health Centre Facility/ Infrastructure

MEDEWELL Health Centre is well equipped including following facilities:

• Pharmacy
• Observation Room,
• Theater for major and minor Surgery
• Medicine &  Medial Equipment Storage
• Maternal Child Health facility (MCH),ward ,
• Ultra Sound Department
• Dental Department,

Staffing

• 1 x Medical Doctor                           Full Time
• 1 x Senior clinical Officer               Full Time
• 3 x Nursing Assistanta                    Full Time
• Lab technician                                                   Full Time (1) & Part time (1)
• 1 x. Receptionist                               Full Time
• 1 x  Public Health Nurse                 Full Time
• 1 x Nurse Midwifery                       Full Time

MEDICAL OUTREACH  PROJECT

Since the outset, Eye camps have been running in the rural community .

Extract of past Eye Camp Records